No Deal - No Big Deal

[Khandro]

'Nearly half of the British public is confident that the UK will ultimately thrive if it leaves the EU without a deal, according to a new poll.

The exclusive ComRes survey for The Daily Telegraph found that 46 per cent of adults think leaving without a deal would “briefly cause some uncertainty but ultimately work out OK”, compared with 40 per cent who support extending Article 50.'

Are you with the majority?

[Thursday]

Yes!

[dannyk13]

Khandro, I took part in a Telegraph poll to on what choices were preferred regarding Brexit.At the moment the vote for leave without a deal stands at 58%.

[dannyk13]

^today^

[Atheist]

And the majority of Americans believes in angels. The herd doesn't always run in the right direction.

[Calicogirl]

Quite, chuck one sheep over a cliff and the rest will follow.
To answer the question no I'm not with the (tiny) majority lol.

[ichkeria]

I am: ie the more than fifty percent who don’t think that :-)
Quite amazing synchronicity though: a load of people were asked what they thought and nearly half said the same thing :-)
I’ve said it before and I’ll keep saying it: polls or questionnaires - on no matter what subject - with a series of stock responses are a curse.

[jim360]

Whether or not No Deal will be a disaster isn't a matter for opinion. In practice we are unlikely ever to find out -- but, if we are, then I look forward to the egg in my face if it turns out that the 46% in this poll are essentially correct.

[dannyk13]

Ich, The poll gave nine options,The nearest to leave without a deal was 12% who voted for May's deal.

[-Talbot-]

There's only one poll that is relevant.

Personally, I'm bored with listening to people who don't believe in democracy tell me they do believe in democracy and this why blah, blah, blah........ zzzzzzzzzzz

[ToraToraTora]

Me too, we must leave with no deal, now.

[agchristie]

//Nearly half of the British public is confident that the UK will ultimately thrive..//

The key word there is 'confident'...

The only confident thing anyone can say about the whole Brexit affair is that it has been a disgrace that the Government failed to competently apply themselves to the task in hand.

Britain thrive? Hmmm

[ichkeria]

I notice that the poll has Labour ahead of the Tories now ...
for that that is in turn worth.
I maintain that you if you’re going to have an option that specific, then you’d need scores of similar ones. You basically have a series of predefined channels you are coaxing people to choose from and they need therefore to be a lot more general even than “turn out ok”. I think a No deal Brexit will “turn out ok” too, but then I’m not going to lose my job over it ...

[pixie374]

Yep.

[naomi24]

Jim, //I look forward to the egg in my face if it turns out that the 46% in this poll are essentially correct. //

I do a very nice line in custard pie. Will that do? Sperlatt! ;o)

[hereIam]

I just want to LEAVE! It's frustrating is all this ...

[CrapAtCryptics]

Yes I`ve always said that - the weeping willies who keep talking the country down should emigrate.

[Khandro]

jim; What are you scared of? Why will no deal be a "disaster" , have you been paying too much attention to the scaremongerers?

In my life, I've had bombs dropped on me on a nightly basis, I've been hungry (really hungry) and survived living in foreign countries for long periods without any money, plus many more rather unmentionable things .

Nothing like this is going to happen with a no deal/wto Brexit, you might have trouble for a short while finding Mars bars, etc, but whatever happens it will be quickly put to rights in short order, businesses will see to that.

[DTCwordfan]

Nope - as we are damaging sectors like our agriculture and probably our car industry. Banking has already exited 900bln of assets out of the country (Dublin the main beneficiary) and London will become a financial backwater.

[naomi24]

DTC, Barclays (one bank) has moved 190 billion to Dublin (15% of its business affecting just 5000 clients) with the creation of 150 jobs there and few losses to the 3000 here. From what I hear from the City (which is quite a lot) the only thing that concerns the Financial industry is uncertainty. London will not become a financial backwater. If that were imminent you’d have seen business heading for the hills, lock stock and barrel, long before now. Stop scaremongering.

Talbot, //Personally, I'm bored with listening to people who don't believe in democracy tell me they do believe in democracy and this why blah, blah, blah........ zzzzzzzzzzz//

Me too.

[Khandro]

DTC, // we are damaging sectors like our agriculture and probably our car industry. Banking has already exited 900bln of assets out of the country //

If the Welsh sheep-farmers lose out, they can easily be subsidised in the short term out of the 39 billion saved.

The car industry is in turmoil word-wide because of electric and nothing whatsoever to do with Brexit.

Regard the 39 billion being "already" moved, what hard facts do you have of that? It is Project fear on steroids, and depends on whom you want to believe.

https://news.efinancialcareers.com/lu-en/325454/brexit-banks-move-trading-jobs-to-europe